2:46 PM,
May 3, 2014

Residents and friends sift through debris Monday after a killer tornado struck Vilonia on Sunday night.

Written by

MAUREEN GROPPE
Gannett Washington Bureau

President Obama will travel to Arkansas Wednesday to visit communities devastated by the recent deadly tornadoes, Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor announced Saturday.

The storms tore through large swaths of central Arkansas Sunday, killing 15 and injuring more than 150. More than 260 homes were destroyed and numerous businesses damaged.

"We have disaster relief funding headed our way, but there's more we can do to give Arkansans the help they need," Pryor said in a statement. "I'm pleased the president is headed to Arkansas and can see the devastation firsthand." ...